School Health Services Update: September 17, 2018

Dear Colleagues, Thank you for participating in our statewide meeting last week.  It’s always a full agenda!  And wonderful to see so many in attendance and ready for a day packed full of information and resources!  Thank you for your presence.  And remember, the next one is scheduled for Wednesday, December 5th and we hope […]

DESE Update: September 07, 2018

Reminder about Privacy of Employee Information: Districts are asked to remember that employees’ home addresses, personal email addresses, and home and mobile telephone numbers should not be released to third parties, although there are limited exceptions for collective bargaining representatives to receive such information. More information is available in this advisory from the Attorney General’s […]

School Health Services Update: August 24, 2018

Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the beginning of a new school year!  Like the children and adolescents we serve, I hope you have come back refreshed, renewed and excited for the many opportunities to improve the health and safety of our students!  There is much happening across the state….the email below is filled with important updates, […]

School Health Services Update: July 7, 2018 – Summer Edition

Colleagues, While some of you are away on vacation, many of you are still providing much needed services to our students over the summer months! Many of you are working in your offices, planning programs for the coming year, sorting through volumes of new physical exams and immunization records, cleaning and sorting offices, contacting families […]

Ordering and Referring Requirement

Are you familiar with ordering and referring requirements? Under state law (which was required under the ACA), providers authorized to order, refer, or prescribe must register with MassHealth at least as a nonbilling provider. There’s been a series of bulletins, the most recent of which was posted online today here. The School-Based Medicaid Program is NOT […]